All lectures will be in English and scheduled at CET time.
Thursday, September 4th 2025
8.30-9.40 a.m. Registration & Exhibition Area
9.50-10.00 Welcome & Congress Introduction
PLENARY 1 – HIGH OLEIC OILS & OLEOCHEMICALS
10.00-10.30 Azelaic Acid – Alternative Production Processes
Jean Luc Dubois, Principal Scientist (Trinseo/Altuglas International, France)
10.30-10.50 Opportunities for the Valorization of HO Sunflower Oil Soapstock
Davide Tessaro, Assistant Professor (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
10.50-11.10 Oleic Acid as a Key Oleochemical Raw Material for Lubricant Esters
Matthias Hof, Global Business Manager Bio-Lubricants (Emery Oleochemicals, Germany)
11.10-11.30 Factors Limiting the Adoption of HO Sunflower Oil in the Oleochemical Industry Today
Peter Tollington, Technical Manager (Cargill, The Netherlands)
11.30-12.30 Panel Discussion: Changing the Competition Food vs Non-Food in HO Oils Market
Panelists:
Davide Tessaro, Assistant Professor (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Peter Tollington, Technical Manager (Cargill, The Netherlands)
Jean Luc Dubois, Principal Scientist (Trinseo/Altuglas International, France)
Matthias Hof, Global Business Manager Bio-Lubricants (Emery Oleochemicals, Germany)
Moderator:
Fabrice Turon, Head of Research (FAT & Associés, France)
12.30-2.00pm Lunch
PLENARY 2 – SUSTAINABILITY, DECARBONIZATION & CONSUMERS’ TRANSPARENCY
2.00-2.20 Regenerative Agriculture in Oil Crops: An Agronomic Perspective
Lotte Woittiez, Assistant Professor (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands)
2.20-2.40 Regenerative Agriculture: Supporting the Transition to Sustainable Supply Chain
Stefan Kramis, Global Procurement Director Edible Oils, Europe (PepsiCo, Switzerland)
2.40-3.00 How Improved Transparency will make Food more Sustainable
Koen Boone, Director Europe (The Sustainability Consortium, The Netherlands)
3.00-3.20 TBC
TBC
3.20-3.40 Can the Nutri-Score change the Demand for Oils & Fats in the EU Ingredients for Food?
Monique Gueunier, Research Analyst (FAT & Associés, France)
3.40-4.00 With Palm Oil, With Sustainable Palm Oil or Without Palm Oil: European Consumers’ Perspectives
Ágoston Temesi, Full Professor (Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungary)
4.00-5.00 Panel Discussion: Regenerative Agriculture – Fad or Future?
Panelists:
Lotte Woittiez, Assistant Professor (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands)
Koen Boone, Director Europe (The Sustainability Consortium, Netherlands)
Stefan Kramis, Global Procurement Director Edible Oils, Europe (PepsiCo, Switzerland)
TBC
Moderator:
Fabrice Turon, Head of Research (FAT & Associés, France)
5.00-6.00 Networking & Exhibition Area
6.00-8.00 Reception
Friday, September 5th 2025
8.00-9.30 Networking & Exhibition Area
PLENARY 3 – HIGH OLEIC OILS MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC
9.30-10.00 Oilseeds & Oils in Asia: a World of Diversity
David Laborde, Director of Agrifood Economics Division (FAO, Italy)
10.00-10.20 Trans-Fat Reduction and Reformulation Policies in Asian Nations
Fabrice Turon, Head of Research (FAT & Associés, France)
10.20-10.40 The Impact of the War in Ukraine on HO Sunflower Trade Flows in Asia
Sergey Feofilov, Director General (UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine)
10.40-11.10 High Oleic Blends as the Standard at McDo Restaurants
Pedro Sousa, Sr. Director Global Quality Systems (Mc Donald’s, Portugal)
11.10-11.30 What’s Causing the Price Rises of High Oleic Oils?
Luis Carlos Alonso, Owner (Bioalazor Innovaciones S.L., Spain)
11.30-12.30 Panel Opinion: Global Demand and Price Trends: Changing Consumption Patterns
Panelists:
David Laborde, Director of Agrifood Economics Division (FAO, Italy)
Sergey Feofilov, Director General (UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine)
Pedro Sousa, Sr. Director Global Quality Systems (Mc Donald’s, Portugal)
Luis Carlos Alonso, Owner (Bioalazor Innovaciones S.L., Spain)
TBD
Moderator:
Fabrice Turon, Head of Research (FAT & Associés, France)
12.30 -2.00pm Lunch
2.00-3.00 Networking & Exhibition Area